Ismael Lugo Montaño, photographer and artist from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, presents a series of photographs where the main characters are the eyes. The project that began in 2015 aims to photograph all those eyes that convey a message from the soul. As expressed by Ismael Lugo Montaño, “the love for the art is expressed in different ways and this time is the internal glance of our self.”

Roots of the Soul is a concept in photography about the essence of the human eye. The artist calls the iris of the eye the root as it intertwines and takes its own strength where it perceives the essence of the human being. What matters in the photographed eyes are the inside of the self that is seen from the Roots of the Soul.

In Roots of the Soul, says Ismael Lugo Montaño, “the fascinating thing about speaking with the eyes is that there is no grammatical errors, the gaze of the soul are perfect phrases”

The Roots of the Soul photo exhibit opens to the public on May 27th at 6:30 PM, at the Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston located at 3315 Sul Ross St Houston TX 77098. The exhibit is valid until June 17th, 2017.